Change-up (Noun)
Meaning
A baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The pitcher fooled the batter with a perfectly timed change-up, resulting in a weak ground ball.
- In a game of cat and mouse, the pitcher mixed in a change-up to keep the batter off balance.
- The change-up caught the batter looking, and the umpire rang him up for strike three.
- The pitcher's change-up was so effective that it dropped off the table, leaving the batter swinging at air.
- After a string of fastballs, the pitcher threw a change-up that left the batter stumbling over his own feet.